to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
by myself; in person; by oneself
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
older brother and younger sister
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
restoration; repair; mending
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
out of sight; out of eyeshot
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
emergency; extraordinary; unusual